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SHUTTER BOWER. No. 385,732. Patented July 10, 1888.

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UNITED STArns aren't i 2 trie HENRY \VILLIAM STEINER, OF EASTON,PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE HALF TO HENRY \V. MERRILL, OF SAME PLACE.

SHUTTER BOW'ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,732, dated July 10,188 8.

Application filed March 24, 1888.

To (LZZ whom it 12mg, concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY WILLIAM STEINER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Eastomin the county of Northampton 5 and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in CombinedShutter Bowers and Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in i shutter-bowers; and itconsistsin certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and inwhich like letters of reference designate corresponding 5 parts, Figurel is a perspective veiw of the combined shutter bower and fastenerattached to the shutters and holding them in a bowed position. Fig. 2illustrates in plan View the position of the parts when the shutters areclosed and securely fastened by the improved device. Fig. 3is a planview of the curved bar, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the wirecatch. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken through the catch andshowing the bar in position.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,A designates a curved barconstructed of wire, and of any desired kind and size, possessingsufficient strength to successfully withstand 0 the strains incident toan attempt made to pull the shutters open when they are fastened by thedevice. The bar A is composed of a single piece of wire bent in themiddle to form a loop, (1, adapted for the reception of an eyescrew,hook, orsimilar device, B, by which the curved bar A is attached to theshutters O.

The bar A is then twisted along its length,

whereby a series of depressions and notches,

a, is formed, into which fit the sides of a wire 0 catch, D. In order toprevent the wire from becoming untwisted and the'device becoming uselessor inoperative, the end of the bar Ais provided with a cap, E, of metal,which is suitably secured to the end.

The bar A is provided with a curved portion, a", and a straight portion,a, the depressions along the latter portion being employed to engage thewire catch D when the shutters are closed, whereby a closer and a moresecure adjustment of the parts is ob Serial No. 268,424. (No model.)

tained than could be if a curved portion were used for the same purpose.

The eye-screw B or similar device that secures the bar A to one of theshutters, may either be attached to the bar A before or after twistingthe wire. After the wire has been bent in the middle to form a loop, thescrew eye may be slipped down the wire into the loop, after which thewire may be twisted; or after the wire has been twisted and the bar A iscomplete the eye may be opened and inserted in the loop and then bentdown upon the screw.

The wire catch D, adapted to engage the bar A and securely hold it, isconstructed of a single piece of wire of the desired strength. The wireis first bent into U shape, and the ends (I d are then bent up and eachside d formed into approximately U shape. Each of the ends (I is bentupon itself to construct an eye, through which pass screws, whereby thewire catch D is secured to the shutters.

The bar A is fastened on the front edge of one of the shutters, and thecatch D is secured to the front edge of the other shutter; 5 and when itis desired to fasten the shutters the bar Ais inserted in the catch D,the sides d of which enter the depressions or notches of the bar A, andthe shutters are securely fastened together and retained in thatcondition until the bar A is released from engagement with the catch D.

From the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings theconstruction, operation, and advantages of the invention will readily beunderstood.

It will be obvious that a combined shutter fastener and bowerconstructed in accordance with this invention is exceedingly cheap andsimple in its construction, positive and re- 0 liable in its operation,and may be attached with great ease and convenience to any of the formsof shutters in common use.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by 5 Letters Patent, is-

l. A combined shutter bower and fastener, comprising a bar capable ofbeing attached to one of a pair of shutters, and consisting of a singlepiece of wire bent in the middle to form. :00

a loop and twisted to form depressions or consisting of a flexible wirebent into a U notches along its entire length, a cap adapted shape,andhaving its ends secured to the shutto fit over the end of the bar andprevent the ter, as set forth. wire from becoming untwisted, and aflexible In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my [5 5 Wire catchdesigned to be attached to the other own I have hereto affixed mysignatn re in presshutter and to receive the bar, substantially ence oftwo witnesses. as described- HFvnY WILIIAM s-TEWFR 2.Ashutter-bowercomprisingabaradapted J i J to be attached to one of apair of shutters, and Witnesses: [O aeatch adapted to be attached to theother JNO. STOTZEVR, shutter and engaging the bar, the said catch H. O.SAYLOR.

